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Entertainment Industry Politicians in Nevada

Henry Fountain Ashurst (1874-1962) — also known as Henry F. Ashurst; "The Cowboy Senator"; "Fountain"; "Dean of Inconsistency"; "Five-Syllable Henry"; "Silver-Tongued Sunbeam of the Painted Desert" — of Prescott, Yavapai County, Ariz. Born near Winnemucca, Humboldt County, Nev., September 13, 1874. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arizona territorial House of Representatives, 1896; member of Arizona territorial senate, 1902; Coconino County District Attorney, 1905-08; delegate to Arizona state constitutional convention, 1911; U.S. Senator from Arizona, 1912-41. Catholic. Famed for saying "No senator can change his mind quicker than I." Actor in a cameo role in the 1962 movie Advise & Consent. Suffered a stroke, and died two weeks later, in Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., May 31, 1962 (age 87 years, 260 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Prescott, Ariz.   Relatives: Son of William Henry Ashurst and Sarah Elizabeth (Bogard) Ashurst; married, March 2, 1904, to Elizabeth (McEvoy) Reno.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial   Rex Bell (1903-1962) — also known as George Anthony Beldam; George Francis Beldam — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., October 16, 1903. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Nevada at-large, 1944; delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1948 (alternate), 1952 (Honorary Vice-President), 1960 (delegation chair); Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, 1954-62; died in office 1962. Cowboy film star who appeared in numerous movies from 1928 to 1952. While running for governor, died of a heart attack, in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev., July 4, 1962 (age 58 years, 261 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.   Relatives: Married, December 3, 1931, to Clara Gordon Bow; father of Rex Bell, Jr.   See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial   Tony Curtis (1925-2010) — also known as Bernard Herschel Schwartz — of Henderson, Clark County, Nev. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., June 3, 1925. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; actor; honored guest, Democratic National Convention, 1960. Jewish. Hungarian ancestry. Died, from cardiac arrest while suffering from COPD and asthma, in Henderson, Clark County, Nev., September 29, 2010 (age 85 years, 118 days). Interment at Palm Memorial Park - Green Valley, Las Vegas, Nev.   Relatives: Son of Emanuel Curtis and Helen (Klein) Curtis; married, February 8, 1963, to Christine Kaufmann; married, April 20, 1968, to Leslie Allen; married 1984 to Andrea Savio; married, February 28, 1993, to Lisa Deutsch; married, November 6, 1998, to Jill Vandenberg; married, June 4, 1951, to Janet Leigh.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial   Melody Damayo (b. 1973) — also known as Mimi Miyagi — of Nevada. Born in Davao City, Philippines, July 3, 1973. Republican. Actress in pornographic movies; candidate for Governor of Nevada, 2006. Female. Japanese and Filipino ancestry. Still living as of 2006.   See also Wikipedia article   Wayne Allyn Root (b. 1961) — also known as Wayne A. Root — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester County, N.Y., July 20, 1961. Libertarian. Sports reporter and handicapper; radio and television host and anchorman; television producer; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 2008. Jewish. Still living as of 2008.   Relatives: Son of David Root and Stella Root.   See also Wikipedia article — Encyclopedia of American Loons

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